Industry body the Minerals Council South Africa and its members in the Northern Cape have welcomed the completion of the first phase of a project to refurbish the Vaal Gamagara Water Supply Scheme (VGWSS) to ensure water is available to communities, mines, farms and other businesses in the province. The Minerals Council’s Northern Cape Mine Leadership Forum is posited to be a “critical” partner in ensuring water reaches South Africa’s driest province through the VGWSS pipeline.